Sports

2016-12-10T00:44:00.000000Z
• Liverpool manager upset by targeting of goalkeeper in 4-3 defeat• Bournemouth defender admitted team tactic in radio interviewJürgen Klopp has described Steve Cook’s admission that Loris Karius was targeted by Bournemouth as “one of the worst things I ever heard in my life” and said it had left hi...

2016-12-10T00:00:42.000000Z
Paul Nicholls’ Bouvreuil should be capable of new career peaks this season and drier ground could see him do well at Cheltenham on Saturday“Not the pace to get involved” was the verdict when Bouvreuil (1.50) was a respectable fifth in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham last month. On the face of i...

2016-12-09T22:57:08.000000Z
Stuart Armstrong scored twice as Celtic moved 11 points clear at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a comfortable 4-1 win over Partick Thistle at Firhill.The former Dundee United midfielder opened the scoring in the 39th minute to give an otherwise dull first half a notable end. Continue read...

2016-12-09T22:43:51.000000Z
• Mancini has coached Santos, Grêmio, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama• Tragedy-hit club will need an entire squad for new season in JanuaryChapecoense, who lost most of their players and staff when 71 passengers and crew died in an air crash in Colombia, have appointed the experienced Vagner Mancini as c...

2016-12-09T22:38:00.000000Z
• Manager admits he doubted his instincts about the Chilean• Wenger says Thierry Henry was reluctant to switch from wingsArsène Wenger says he has been waiting to convert Alexis Sánchez to a striker for two years. The Chilean has scored 11 Premier League goals this season since switching from the wi...

2016-12-09T22:30:41.000000Z
• Midfielder’s return to form marked by controversial incidents• Return of injured players has led to team’s upturn, says managerMauricio Pochettino believes that naughtiness is a part of what makes Dele Alli so nice in front of goal. The Tottenham Hotspur manager has watched Alli put himself at the...

2016-12-09T22:30:41.000000Z
Goalkeeper knows he has made mistakes since joining Manchester City but says he and Pep Guardiola will continue to play only one way for successWhen Claudio Bravo takes his seat it is not entirely easy for an interviewer to point out that English football has never really seen a goalkeeper like him ...

2016-12-09T22:30:00.000000Z
• United have scored 19 in 14 Premier League games this season• ‘Goals make a huge difference so we need to score more,’ says MourinhoJosé Mourinho has demanded more goals from Manchester United, with the manager pointing to a lack of potency as a key factor in their faltering Premier League form.Un...

2016-12-09T22:29:41.000000Z
• Koeman believes striker will score more if he gets better assistance• Ross Barkley urged to show qualities on training pitch after being droppedRonald Koeman believes Romelu Lukaku is adapting to Everton’s pressing game but needs more chances from open play to correct the team’s faltering run of f...

2016-12-09T22:29:41.000000Z
Brazilian defender had two friends in the Colombian plane crash, one of whom died, but now has arrival of twin Rafael to look forward to at ChristmasFábio da Silva will be in reflective mood as he boards the planes transporting Middlesbrough to and from Southampton for Sunday’s Premier League fixtur...